Gravesend man, Bradley Jarrett, who lost three limbs in train jump dies after taking 'massive' overdose

A Gravesend man was found dead in bed by his partner just 13 months after losing three limbs when he jumped in front of a train, an inquest has heard.

Bradley Jarrett, of Lancaster Court, York Road, Gravesend, was discovered by boyfriend Edwin O'Connell at his home just before 10am on February 1.

An inquest into the death of the 26-year-old former Northfleet Technology College teacher was held at Old Town Hall in Gravesend on April 10 and found he overdosed on prescription drugs.

Mr O'Connell told the inquest his partner of three years took medication for depression.

He said: "He suffered from depression for quite a long time, about 10 or 11 years, but it got more severe in the last two to two-and-a-half years."

Mr Jarrett had made several attempts to commit suicide in the past.

He had threatened to jump from the top of a multi-storey car park and on December 16 2012 suffered "catastrophic injuries", losing both legs and his left arm after jumping in front of a train near Gravesend.

Giving evidence, Mr O'Connell said: "He said he'd be dead by the end of the month. He talked about suicide a lot."

The inquest heard that on January 31 the couple had been celebrating Mr O'Connell's birthday at a meal with a friend, Eugene Thompson.

Mr O'Connell described Mr Jarrett's mood on the evening as "calm" and said he and Mr Thompson went out drinking, leaving Mr Jarrett alone in his flat.

He said: "He wanted to go home so we took him back and left him at home and thought he was in a sensible mood.

"I didn't suspect anything, he said a few things which come to think of it could have been a few hints.

"I got back about 5am. I was pretty intoxicated and I just went straight to bed and didn't think anything of it. I woke up the next day and he was blue.

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"I phoned an ambulance straight away. He still had a phone in his hand, he was in the middle of texting a message."

Det Insp Peter Swan said officers were called to Lancaster Court at 9.46am.
He said: "Mr O'Connell was so drunk, he wouldn't notice if Mr Jarrett was dead or not.
"He was pronounced dead at 10.05am."

A post-mortem examination which took place at Darent Valley Hospital in Dartford showed there were "fatal levels" of prescription drugs found in Mr Jarrett's system.

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Gravesend man, Bradley Jarrett, who lost three limbs in train jump dies after taking 'massive' overdose

Techvedic says...2:21pm Tue 15 Apr 14

Strange to see people having no regards for life. Even they don't think of their keens and dependents. It's too much. Suicide cases were less prevalent in era when there used to be more social interaction face to face. To say we are socializing on Facebook and Twitter, but the reality is otherwise we are plunging into more loneliness than ever. Even technology is also blamed as discussed here for making people sick as discussed here.http://support. techvedic.com/custom er/portal/articles/1 453592-internet-and- human-psychology-imp act-disorder-and-rec overy

Strange to see people having no regards for life. Even they don't think of their keens and dependents. It's too much. Suicide cases were less prevalent in era when there used to be more social interaction face to face. To say we are socializing on Facebook and Twitter, but the reality is otherwise we are plunging into more loneliness than ever. Even technology is also blamed as discussed here for making people sick as discussed here.http://support.
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Strange to see people having no regards for life. Even they don't think of their keens and dependents. It's too much. Suicide cases were less prevalent in era when there used to be more social interaction face to face. To say we are socializing on Facebook and Twitter, but the reality is otherwise we are plunging into more loneliness than ever. Even technology is also blamed as discussed here for making people sick as discussed here.http://support. techvedic.com/custom er/portal/articles/1 453592-internet-and- human-psychology-imp act-disorder-and-rec overy

Score: -9

Bambi* says...4:42pm Tue 15 Apr 14

Techvedic wrote…

Strange to see people having no regards for life. Even they don't think of their keens and dependents. It's too much. Suicide cases were less prevalent in era when there used to be more social interaction face to face. To say we are socializing on Facebook and Twitter, but the reality is otherwise we are plunging into more loneliness than ever. Even technology is also blamed as discussed here for making people sick as discussed here.http://support. techvedic.com/custom er/portal/articles/1 453592-internet-and- human-psychology-imp act-disorder-and-rec overy

It sounds like this poor young man had been battling depression for a very long time and the depression had become all consuming. Do you really think that this man had the mental capacity in this darkest state of mind to be able to think about others in his life?

[quote][p][bold]Techvedic[/bold] wrote:
Strange to see people having no regards for life. Even they don't think of their keens and dependents. It's too much. Suicide cases were less prevalent in era when there used to be more social interaction face to face. To say we are socializing on Facebook and Twitter, but the reality is otherwise we are plunging into more loneliness than ever. Even technology is also blamed as discussed here for making people sick as discussed here.http://support.
techvedic.com/custom
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overy[/p][/quote]It sounds like this poor young man had been battling depression for a very long time and the depression had become all consuming. Do you really think that this man had the mental capacity in this darkest state of mind to be able to think about others in his life?Bambi*

Techvedic wrote…

Strange to see people having no regards for life. Even they don't think of their keens and dependents. It's too much. Suicide cases were less prevalent in era when there used to be more social interaction face to face. To say we are socializing on Facebook and Twitter, but the reality is otherwise we are plunging into more loneliness than ever. Even technology is also blamed as discussed here for making people sick as discussed here.http://support. techvedic.com/custom er/portal/articles/1 453592-internet-and- human-psychology-imp act-disorder-and-rec overy

It sounds like this poor young man had been battling depression for a very long time and the depression had become all consuming. Do you really think that this man had the mental capacity in this darkest state of mind to be able to think about others in his life?

Score: 9

mouthalmighty says...11:48pm Tue 15 Apr 14

Bambi* wrote…

Techvedic wrote…

Strange to see people having no regards for life. Even they don't think of their keens and dependents. It's too much. Suicide cases were less prevalent in era when there used to be more social interaction face to face. To say we are socializing on Facebook and Twitter, but the reality is otherwise we are plunging into more loneliness than ever. Even technology is also blamed as discussed here for making people sick as discussed here.http://support. techvedic.com/custom er/portal/articles/1 453592-internet-and- human-psychology-imp act-disorder-and-rec overy

It sounds like this poor young man had been battling depression for a very long time and the depression had become all consuming. Do you really think that this man had the mental capacity in this darkest state of mind to be able to think about others in his life?

Well said Bambi*. I concur. How can dealing with so much pain and heartache not make it difficult to consider that all loved ones would be better off if they're no longer round. Plus It is not always possible to decipher peoples intentions. I hope Bradley Jarrett is at peace now. He was so brave.

[quote][p][bold]Bambi*[/bold] wrote:
[quote][p][bold]Techvedic[/bold] wrote:
Strange to see people having no regards for life. Even they don't think of their keens and dependents. It's too much. Suicide cases were less prevalent in era when there used to be more social interaction face to face. To say we are socializing on Facebook and Twitter, but the reality is otherwise we are plunging into more loneliness than ever. Even technology is also blamed as discussed here for making people sick as discussed here.http://support.
techvedic.com/custom
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453592-internet-and-
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overy[/p][/quote]It sounds like this poor young man had been battling depression for a very long time and the depression had become all consuming. Do you really think that this man had the mental capacity in this darkest state of mind to be able to think about others in his life?[/p][/quote]Well said Bambi*. I concur. How can dealing with so much pain and heartache not make it difficult to consider that all loved ones would be better off if they're no longer round. Plus It is not always possible to decipher peoples intentions. I hope Bradley Jarrett is at peace now. He was so brave.mouthalmighty

Bambi* wrote…

Techvedic wrote…

Strange to see people having no regards for life. Even they don't think of their keens and dependents. It's too much. Suicide cases were less prevalent in era when there used to be more social interaction face to face. To say we are socializing on Facebook and Twitter, but the reality is otherwise we are plunging into more loneliness than ever. Even technology is also blamed as discussed here for making people sick as discussed here.http://support. techvedic.com/custom er/portal/articles/1 453592-internet-and- human-psychology-imp act-disorder-and-rec overy

It sounds like this poor young man had been battling depression for a very long time and the depression had become all consuming. Do you really think that this man had the mental capacity in this darkest state of mind to be able to think about others in his life?

Well said Bambi*. I concur. How can dealing with so much pain and heartache not make it difficult to consider that all loved ones would be better off if they're no longer round. Plus It is not always possible to decipher peoples intentions. I hope Bradley Jarrett is at peace now. He was so brave.

Score: 6

concerned.erith says...12:10pm Wed 16 Apr 14

What a very sad story, his partner Edwin must not blame himself for this. I'm sure he gave Bradley all the love and support he could. You never know what is going through somome's mind these things, and having been through a situation similar it takes years and lots of councelling to learn to live with this and the after effects that this causes.

What a very sad story, his partner Edwin must not blame himself for this. I'm sure he gave Bradley all the love and support he could.
You never know what is going through somome's mind these things, and having been through a situation similar it takes years and lots of councelling to learn to live with this and the after effects that this causes.concerned.erith

What a very sad story, his partner Edwin must not blame himself for this. I'm sure he gave Bradley all the love and support he could. You never know what is going through somome's mind these things, and having been through a situation similar it takes years and lots of councelling to learn to live with this and the after effects that this causes.

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